21 Things I Learned In 2021

This year has been… well it’s been a year. That being said, this year taught me a lot about myself and the world around me, and I wanted to share 21 different lessons I learned in year 2021.

1. Not everyone is meant to be in your life forever
2. Pain is temporary, but it’s still okay to acknowledge when something hurts
3. Vulnerability is not a weakness
4. People will always reveal their true colors
5. The universe has a plan that we might not understand and we have to accept that and enjoy the ride
6. You should never be afraid to ask questions
7. You have to be okay with embarrassing yourself sometimes
8. People are rarely going to live up to your expectations
9. It’s okay to demand the respect you deserve
10. Being alone is not only okay, but it can help you grow tremendously
11. Peaking in college is just as bad as peaking in high school
12. No one is going to make you happy but you
13. If you’re scared to do things because your friends might judge you, you might need better friends
14. Keep your expectations low and let yourself be pleasantly surprised
15. You shouldn’t force yourself to do things that make you unhappy just because it’s what you think you’re supposed to do
16. You can’t do everything on your own and that’s okay
17. You can’t convince people to care about you
18. Clothes aren’t meant to fit you. You are not meant to fit clothes.
19. There’s ways to dress cute without compromising comfort and causing sensory overload
20. My parents were right; we have food at home
21. The world was not built for neurodivergent brains and life gets easier when you acknowledge that and start finding ways to make adjustments

Some of these things may seem simple, but they’re the things that most stuck out to me when I reflected on this year as a whole.

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• 5 Nightly Habits to Wrap Up Your Day
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• 2022 Planner With Download
  A 2022 planner with a variety of pages and a link for download.
• 21 Things I Learned In 2021
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• Study Tips for Neurodivergents
  Having ADHD or another neurodivergency means your brain learns and processes information differently, so these are a few tips that I have found help me to study as someone who was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult.